Tulsa Zoo

We went to the zoo to see the "Read Between The Lions" puppets!
Anna was scared of them. :-) And I guess I didn't do so good taking the picture. Oh, well.

Alyssa is just about as big as an Emperor Penguin!

Anna is haning out with the chimps.

And of course we had to ride the merry-go-round.

More Zoo

The girls are getting a little taste of what it's like to be in an earthquake.

There weren't any animals that got Eli's attention...except this crow. He was very loud and as you can see, Eli was fascinated. Emily sure enjoyed showing him the animals.



And here is the crew enjoying a picnic lunch. Well, I'm not sure Eli is thrilled yet but when I feed him in a minute - he will be.

Eli's 1st Birthday!

Well, it's hard for me to believe but my baby boy is one year old! He has brought us so much joy in this one year, we are greatly blessed that God has given him to us.


He quickly learned how to pull out the tissue paper from the gift bags. And he really liked all the envelopes the cards came in. :-)

Eli laughed a lot as the girls rolled cars down his new Little People Garage.

All of Eli's grandparents and my grandmother and Walter came to celebrate with us.

Cake Time!

Here is the cake. I'm so thankful for a nice friend from church. She made the cake and the icing. I just had to decorate it - it's not professional but did the job.

Eli wasn't sure about the icing at first. I think he was a little unsure when it stuck to his hand.

Well, he was pretty tired tonight. He pretty much just laid his face in his cake. And then, he rubbed his eyes...yes, with all the red icing still on his hands. He was a mess.

Happy Birthday, Little Man! I love you!

'Lil Kickers

Alyssa had her first soccer game for the fall season on September 6th. She had a smile on her face the entire time she played. The uniforms should be in by this week's game. She has a great coach. It should be lots of fun!

I'm not sure why the video color is so bad...if anyone has any ideas on how I messed up, please let me know.

Dinner

The girls helped with dinner the other night. They love corn on the cob.

Dancing Baby

Crawling

Well, Eli has decided to not do anything that someone else can do for him. And he has three little helpers that keep him satisfied.

Eli has not started crawling yet. When we put him down (and if Anna is not right in his face) he just sits up. There isn't a toy or person or anything that he wants bad enough to go for it. And he's just fine with that.

Slumber Party

Emily went to her first slumber party on August 22nd. Her friend lives here in the neighborhood so she wasn't far. I got a little worried when the phone rang at 9:30 pm and the caller ID showed it coming from the party. But Emily was just wanting to say Good Night. She's a sweetie.

Preschool Time

Anna's first day of (home)preschool! I started some preschool activities with Anna on August 19th. She was so excited. I just plan to do things with her on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She likes doing stuff everyday.

And if you are wondering.....Yes, I am crazy. But isn't Anna cute?

First Day of School

We started school on August 18th. The girls were very excited to homeschool. Emily is now in the 2nd grade and Alyssa started kindergarten. Here they are...posing for the annual First Day of School pictures.

We got to work. They look pretty serious, don't they!?

Now, we are two and a half weeks (but who's counting?) into it. How's it going? I haven't decided. Give me a few more weeks. :-)

Long time

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted a blog. I guess this homeschooling thing has proven to wear me out. My goal is to get a few more pictures on here in the next few days. Don't hold me to it, though. The kids keep giving me unexpected..."adventures"... like tonight when they overflowed the toilet. And sorry that it's taken me so long to answer some of your emails. I am getting them, just slow to respond. Well, until next time...good night!

Back Handspring

Alyssa surprised us Thursday night at gymnastics with a back handspring on the trampoline.

Love those Toes!

What's this I've found?? Mmm!

He's really getting down there now!

Yum! Yum!

Watching the Olympics

The girls slept in their pop-up tents in the den the other night to watch the USA girls gymnastics team. Lots of girls fun!